All articles by Helen Crane – Page 10
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Old Oak Common scheme hits new roadblock with Cargiant
Used-car firm accuses development body behind scheme of ‘cock-up’ in escalating row over west London site
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Lendlease picked for £8bn Thamesmead project
Housing association Peabody has selected Lendlease as preferred bidder to help it deliver its £8bn, 11,500 home Thamesmead Waterfront scheme in south east London.
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Patisserie Holdings’ Baker & Spice business sold to independent chain
The administrators of Patisserie Holdings, the parent company of Patisserie Valerie, have sold its Baker Spice coffee shop business to independent operator Department of Coffee and Social Affairs.
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Bellway buys former school for resi scheme
Developer plans to build 183 homes on former boarding school site in Sussex
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PLATFORM_ enters Welsh market with 206-home BTR development in Cardiff
Build-to-rent developer and operator PLATFORM_ is set to enter the Welsh market with a new scheme in Cardiff.
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Urban&Civic to develop huge Hertfordshire site
Urban Civic has signed a deal with the Tyttenhanger Estate to develop out a 2,000 acre site in Hertfordshire.
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Viventi to invest £100m in UK BTR
US investor Viventi Capital Management plans to invest £100m in the UK build-to-rent market.
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Luscombe to become Cycas’ first chief executive
Former IHG heavyweight Matt Luscombe has been appointed as the chief executive of hotel management company Cycas Hospitality.
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House of Fraser secures long-term lease on Belfast store
House of Fraser has agreed terms with landlord Commerz Real to secure a new long-term lease on its existing store in the Victoria Square shopping centre in Belfast.
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Stonegate sells Bracknell Bus Depot scheme to Seven Capital
Stonegate Homes has sold its Bracknell Bus Depot site, which has planning permission for a residential-led scheme, to Seven Capital.
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Government planning system ‘not working well’
The government’s planning system is ‘not working well’ and the target of 300,000 homes per year by the mid-2020s will be ‘challenging’ to meet, according to a new report from the National Audit Office (NAO).
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Nikal signs Premier Inn at Exchange Square
Developer Nikal has signed a deal with Whitbread to open a 225-bed Premier Inn hotel at Exchange Square in Birmingham.
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MPC outlines advice for resident ballots
Consultancy firm advocates transparency following its success in Barnet vote
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Pocket’s Cox heads to Birmingham to join JLL
William Cox, the head of land at London developer Pocket Living, has joined JLL to bolster its new residential development business in the Midlands.
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£5bn Old Oak plans pulled as Cargiant hits out at development corporation
Plans for a huge housing development at Old Oak Common in West London have been pulled, after landowner Cargiant called the wider scheme a ‘cock-up’ and accused the development corporation overseeing the project of wasting millions of pounds of public money.
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Senior BTR figures call for more support from planners to grow sector
Senior figures in build-to-rent have called for the sector to get its own use class.
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New London land trust launched
A new land trust wants to buy or lease 1,000 creative studio spaces in London in the next five years in a bid to stop artists being priced out of the capital.
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Schaefer to head up DWS’ European real estate team
DWS, the parent company of Deutsche Asset Management, has appointed Clemens Schaefer as its new head of real estate for Europe.
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Markets
Boost for Birmingham’s burbs
Urban Centres strategy set to attract private sector investors.
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HomeViews site aims to be TripAdvisor for resi schemes
Developers sign up to independent London website where residents can review BTR and for-sale housing